I have a question for the networking gurus here. I've inherited a network here at work because I seem to be the computer geek. Getting to the question, our internet and network setup has our server ...

I have need of a really unobtrusive box to use as a DHCP server for an isolated network. Do any of the super-affordable routers (sub $200) allow the specification of any DHCP range? For example, I ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...

All Windows Server operating systems support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) that businesses can use to assign IP addresses to computers on the company network automatically. DHCP lets ...

If you’re not familiar with how DNS works, I recommend reading Marco Chiappetta’s article about how to speed up your DNS. If it still sounds complex, there’s a comic series that explains how DNS works ...

'Scopes' and 'classes' of IP addresses can help to logically organize address ranges by users and devices within Windows DHCP Server. Whether in an existing network or a new one, there is an aspect of ...

Some of you may be asking yourself this question, and rightfully so. Well, a router is a piece of hardware that communicates directly with the internet. Not only that, but if you have a particular ...